The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-08-23
AN INDIAN UPRISING.
Colorado UteS Under Chief Col.
GROW On the Warpath.
Several Skirmishes, and State Mil
itary Ordered Out.

Chief Colorow, noted Ute Indian Chief,
recently abandoned his reservation in Colo
RADIO, and gathering a band of about eighty
followers went on the warpath. The cattle
men and ranch owners were greatly alarmed,
and force of about sixty men under Sheriff
Kendall went in pursuit of the Utes Many
of the ranches and exposed residences were
abandoned, their occupants fleeing to the
nearest towns A Meeker Coll dispatch
says:
The citizens of Garfield county are all
wrought to the highest point of excitement
over the fact that the whole White River
country is swarming with Indians, and that
an attack by them is imminent in all of the
ranches lying away from Meeker.
The first intelligence of the serious turn of
affairs was obtained by correspondent near
the Milk River trail, about eight miles above
Meeker, where he overlook Dan Van Cleef,
the Adjutant Generals courier, returning
from the Martin ranch twenty miles away
and from him obtained the following:
II left Glen Wood Springs on Sunday
morning az twenty minutes past ten o'clock
and rode down Grand Elk Greek, striking I'D
the Rlhe and going over an old Ute trail to
and hfty-hve minutes from the time of
starting. At Meeker / gave the de-
spatch sent by General West to Commissioner
Gregory, who employed Commissioner Nc
Meeker were very much excited, and the
long absence of Kendall caused great anxiety
l remained at Meeker until seven o'clock
last night, being undecided as to the best
route to take to find Kendall. Senator Eddy
came In at seven o'clock from his ranch on
Ax1al Basin and reported that Sheriff
kendall and fourteen men were at Frank
Martins ranch on Milk River within half a
mile Of Thornburg battlefield He said that
some of Kendalrs men had deserted him.
AS soon as L heard this l Immediately
saddled my horse and started for Martins
ranch, which is twenty miles northwest of
Meeker. L reached there at 10 o'clock and
found Kendall. He was in good spir-
Its and was accompanied by only
fourteen men. He said that thirty-five
men had left him at Williams Fork, the
day before, and that he had two skirmishes
with the Indians, one on Saturday and one on
Sunday: The fight on Saturday resulted, he
believed in the wounding of two Indians. One |
white man had his horse shot from under him. |
The two parties encamped within a couple of |
miles of each other all night On Sunday |
morning the Indians again came up and |
opened fire. This drew the Sheriff's party
out from the hills toward Williams River
The fight continued for about an hour
One Indian fell from his horse, and Ken
dali thinks it was Eeny, the outlaw son of |
Colorow. 1t is certain, however, that one
Indian, whoever he was, dropped from
his horse dead He was also said by Alfred
Corkel to be Eeny, he having sold Eeny
horse as racer last summer. The Indians
y, n
force was abont the same number. The
Indians were only part of the band, and
Do Colorow was not with them
They were headed by Eeny. Just
1au posse became dissatisfied with his
Il management and left him. The Indians
1ad then drawn off into the hills. Thirty
aye men dann left It'll kenda DALI camp and
Kendall and fourteen men remained in
amp. When the thirty-five, headed by Phil
foote, had gone about mile, Indians fol-
owed them closely and fired at them They
Ook the Foote outfit for the whole party.
sheriff Kendall, attracted by shots, gathered
us men and rode after them He closed in
Ieh1nd the Indians and opened fire. and the
Jtes Immediately cut out from pursuit and |
vent under cover in the hills
From best information at hand it looks as
the appeal of Colorow to the young bucks
It the agencies had been successful, and that
lie has obtained as many more warriors as he !
numbered in his original band This will
make his force amount to about two hundred
indians. They are divided into three groups
ogether.
Colorow is supposed to be in the hills be-
ween Meeker and Williams Fork: Eenv's
7lng is on Milk River and the third party,
ompoSlng the achievements, are on Bear ,
liver. COlorow is not going back to the res
rvation, and his attitude means fight
In response to dispatches Governor Adams
rdered out cavalry companies from Denver.
dorado Springs Canyon City, Leadville
nd Asher The orders to ali these com
anies were to start for the front at once to
Sslst Sheriff Kendall in serving his civil
rOceSSS
Governor Adams telegraphed to General t
rock at Omaha that the situation was be-
'ming serious, and he urged that steps be G
ken by the War Department to protect the I
ttlers. The Governors dispatch to the Gen g
al detailed the situation, and stated that
lie State of Colorado would see that Sheriff
endallS processes We're served. =